a05f7892-7fe2-7506-e044-00144fdd4fa6nonGeographicDatasetCommonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)02 6249 9966Cnr Jerrabomberra Ave and Hindmarsh DrGPO Box 378CanberraACT2601Australiaclientservices@ga.gov.aupointOfContact1996-10-29T00:00:00ANZLIC Metadata Profile: An Australian/New Zealand Profile of AS/NZS ISO 19115:2005, Geographic information - Metadata1.1Beach sand heavy-mineral deposits of eastern Australia1955-01-01T00:00:00publication194Producthttp://www.ga.gov.au/metadata-gateway/metadata/record/194/ga-dataSetURIBureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and GeophysicsCanberrapublisherGardner, D.E.1authorBulletin028Beach sand deposits along the Australian east coast (Gardner, 1951 a, b) have yielded a large part of the world supply of zircon and rutile since the year 1936. During 1953 the returns from the export of these minerals amounted to more than £2,000,000. In addition the black sands contain a small proportion of monazite, which is a source of cerium and of thorium, a fissionable element that may be used for the generation of atomic power. From a comparatively small beginning the mid-1930's the beach-sand industry grew rapidly during the war and early post-war years. Little was known of the distribution and reserves of the deposits; hence the Bureau of :Mineral Resources undertook a detailed investigation of the coastal area between Southport, Queensland, and Woody Head a little north of the mouth of the Clarence River, New South Wales. The primary object of the survey was to determine the reserves of monazite and therefore of thorium; the reserves of zircon, rutile, and ilmenite were also determined. In this report the source rocks of the sand and heavy minerals are considered in a brief outline of the physiography and general geology of the country between the coast and the main divide. The deposits are described and their origin and distribution discussed in connexion with late Pleistocene and recent changes, in sea level. The reserves and distribution of the heavy minerals arc broadly summarised, and more details of reserves and dimensions of deposits and overburden are given in descriptions of the individual areas.Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)ownerCommonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)Manager Client Services02 6249 9966Cnr Jerrabomberra Ave and Hindmarsh Dr GPO Box 378CanberraACT2601Australiaclientservices@ga.gov.aucustodianunknownunknownunknownGA PublicationBulletinAUEarth SciencesAustralian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC)2008-03-31T00:00:00+11:00publicationAustralian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/1297.0Main%20Features32008?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=1297.0&issue=2008&num=&view=owner9780642483584licenselicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licenceunclassifiedengutf8geoscientificInformationunknown112.0155.0-44.0-10.0Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)02 6249 9966Cnr Jerrabomberra Ave and Hindmarsh DrGPO Box 378CanberraACT2601Australiasales@ga.gov.audistributor1955-01-01T00:01:00onLinehttps://d28rz98at9flks.cloudfront.net/194/Bull_028.pdfFile downloadBulletin (pdf)downloadnonGeographicDatasetGA PublicationUnknownSource data not available.unclassified